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 Posted 01/16/2008  5:49 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add philney to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
This is the SBA coin I was asking about. Can anyone tell me for sure what the deal is with the mint mark.

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 Posted 01/16/2008  5:55 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Lucky_13 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like an inny not an outty. I am sure someone will come along and let you know whats up with this mint mark. I am here to learn as you probably are as well. I also would like to know this answer
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 Posted 01/17/2008  05:42 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add amac44 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It look like an s/s to me. maybe one of the experts will stop by and add some more info.
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 Posted 01/17/2008  10:25 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coppercoins to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
machine doubling. No doubt.
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 Posted 01/17/2008  1:51 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add philney to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thank you for the replies! Coppercoins.... Can you enlighten me a little on what Machine Doubling is? Thanks for your time!
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 Posted 01/17/2008  3:59 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add foundinrolls to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Machine Doubling is caused by the mechanical part of the minting process. The die could "chatter" a little during a strike. It could bounce a little. It could twist a little. These things actually shear the metal and push the metal around a little bit. When you look at the details, they appear doubled. The doubling is flat and shelf like.

Die doubling is actual doubling or tripling or quadrupling that occurs during the process of making hubs or dies with the result being doubling that is actually a part of the die itself. With a few exceptions, the doubling is rounded and there is separation of the images. There are many "doubled dies" where the spread is very close but the differences between the shelf like doubling and the rounded doubling seen on coins struck by doubled dies is still identifiable and evident.

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Bill
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